Material Handler

Triple-S Steel•Odessa, TX

18d

About The Position

Triple-S Steel is seeking a motivated Material Handler responsible for following safety standards, meeting daily productivity goals and quality requirements, performing routine maintenance, and assisting with non-routine maintenance. The role involves safely moving and securing steel materials between storage, production areas, docks, and vehicles, using manual handling methods and equipment such as forklifts and overhead cranes. The Material Handler also bundles and loads materials according to delivery routes and capacity requirements, maintains assigned equipment, identifies safety issues, and communicates with supervisors and other departments. The position involves working indoors and outdoors in varied local weather conditions and maintaining awareness of people and moving equipment in the work area. Triple-S Steel describes its principles as stability, flexibility, and chemistry, and says it treats customers and employees like family. The company supplies steel for bridges, stadiums, barges, and large buildings and sells more than one million tons annually across the United States and South America.

Requirements

Ability to correctly read work orders or follow oral instructions to determine work assignments and material or equipment needs.
Ability to safely meet or exceed company-established minimum productivity levels.
Ability to plan and organize work independently, work without direct supervision, and work alone or as part of a team.
Ability to develop working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Ability to maintain ongoing interdepartmental communication regarding routing, safety, and customer relations.
Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including handling materials and equipment, walking, standing, reaching, and climbing as duties require.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Strong customer relations skills may be required.

Responsibilities

Follow safe work methods and immediately advise a supervisor of unsafe conditions.
Move steel safely between storage or production areas, loading docks, and delivery vehicles by hand or with forklifts, overhead cranes, or other equipment.
Attach lifting devices, guide loads, and climb onto vehicles to tie down or release material being loaded.
Apply proper bundling techniques.
Configure loads based on planned routes, including multiple stops.
Maximize trailer load capacity without compromising safety.
Maintain and safely operate assigned tools, equipment, and personal protective equipment.
Identify equipment safety issues and report them promptly.
Maintain spatial orientation and judge distances to remain aware of other people and equipment in the work area.
Attend required company meetings.
Perform routine maintenance and assist with non-routine maintenance.
Perform other duties as assigned.